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Kiwi A-4s to be sold
"dano" wrote in message ... Looks like the NZ Skyhawks have been sold. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/610262 Leaving them with what? Hoges in WA |
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Hoges in WA wrote:
"dano" wrote in message ... Looks like the NZ Skyhawks have been sold. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/610262 Leaving them with what? Ploughshares I guess... |
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Hoges in WA wrote:
"dano" wrote in message ... Looks like the NZ Skyhawks have been sold. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/610262 Leaving them with what? Same as they had before -- no tactical aircraft. The A-4s have been stored for several years. I reckon that they are going to one of the private contractors that do aggressor-type training these days. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right." - Senator Carl Schurz, 1872 |
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"Thomas Schoene" wrote... I reckon that they are going to one of the private contractors that do aggressor-type training these days. Yep; a new one! http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/sto...8%C5%28%B7%BCG |
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http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/...ft/default.htm
-- Jon Kennedy Charlotte, NC, USA "Hoges in WA" wrote in message ... Leaving them with what? Hoges in WA |
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The last time their navy did war games against attacking aircraft they used
private NZ warbirds for the attackers. It seems they didn't have the planes to do the job. I think the A-4's had been grounded by then. Whenever the Chicoms look to go after Oz, look for them to take over the Kiwis. Take Indonesia (guess where the Chicoms are building bases) and NZ that leaves southern and western Oz open for support from the outside. But, there's not that much there that can be defended from attack or barricades. The chinese think in the long term (think decades), the west doesn't. The FB-111's that OZ has will be gone in a few years with no real replacement. The chinese know this and are waiting. |
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A light plane crashed into the sea after the pilot threatened to ram it
into New Zealand's Sky Tower: http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story...&IssueID=28182 IMHO, The New Zealanders really need to re-think the decision to go without at least a minimal jet fighter capability. |
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wrote IMHO, The New Zealanders really need to re-think the decision to go without at least a minimal jet fighter capability. Too expensive, if we were to reinstate a combat air wing the government would have less money to spend on new welfare payments and cultural hiphop tours. Once the last of the pilots have left it would probably be too late anyway, a friend of mine in the RNZAF when it was announced the A4s would go said the RAF had a rep in the officers mess within a week. How long would it take to train a couple of dozen pilots to a high standard starting from scratch? |
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The pilots? About a year from commencing OFT. That would be to a basic
standard assuming no prior fighter experience. To regain all the expertise throughout the entire community? At least a decade. You can switch it off in a moment, but it takes years to turn it back on. rob wrote: wrote IMHO, The New Zealanders really need to re-think the decision to go without at least a minimal jet fighter capability. Too expensive, if we were to reinstate a combat air wing the government would have less money to spend on new welfare payments and cultural hiphop tours. Once the last of the pilots have left it would probably be too late anyway, a friend of mine in the RNZAF when it was announced the A4s would go said the RAF had a rep in the officers mess within a week. How long would it take to train a couple of dozen pilots to a high standard starting from scratch? |
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"Evil Roy" wrote in message ... The pilots? About a year from commencing OFT. That would be to a basic standard assuming no prior fighter experience. To regain all the expertise throughout the entire community? At least a decade. You can switch it off in a moment, but it takes years to turn it back on. rob wrote: wrote IMHO, The New Zealanders really need to re-think the decision to go without at least a minimal jet fighter capability. Too expensive, if we were to reinstate a combat air wing the government would have less money to spend on new welfare payments and cultural hiphop tours. Once the last of the pilots have left it would probably be too late anyway, a friend of mine in the RNZAF when it was announced the A4s would go said the RAF had a rep in the officers mess within a week. How long would it take to train a couple of dozen pilots to a high standard starting from scratch? I thought there was a fair size contingent of experienced kiwi pilots flying with the Kangaroo Air Force? |
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